NameTides

Matilde

Matilde was the #4,878 girls' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #1,166 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Matilde as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Matilde as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Matilde as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,878 (27)#1,166 (28)#718 (4)#3,044 (6)
2024#3,963 (37)#1,036 (33)—#2,975 (6)
2023#3,274 (49)#1,288 (25)——
2022#3,595 (43)#899 (39)—#2,835 (6)
2021#3,935 (37)#1,311 (24)——
2020#4,880 (26)#1,065 (31)—#2,163 (9)
2019#4,343 (32)#864 (42)—#2,872 (6)
2018#4,237 (33)#1,111 (31)#734 (4)#2,151 (9)
2017#3,769 (40)#1,330 (25)#873 (3)#2,374 (8)
2016#4,734 (29)#1,013 (35)—#2,892 (6)
2015#4,725 (29)#1,362 (24)—#2,891 (6)
2014#5,993 (21)#1,341 (24)—#2,374 (8)
2013#4,336 (33)#1,537 (20)#894 (3)—
2012#4,836 (29)#1,525 (20)——
2011#5,063 (27)#1,374 (22)—#2,899 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1883 at #615.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1883.
  • In 1976, 83% of US babies named Matilde were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Matilde is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 53,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 81,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Matilde by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #2,151FL
Matilde (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MatildeCanadaGirls#3,0446
MatildeEngland & WalesGirls#1,16628
MatildeIrelandGirls#7184
MatildeNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
MatildeUSGirls#4,87827
MatildeUSBoys—too few